Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,361.46
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
67.3%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
8.6%
of income
In-year balance
+11.8%
of income
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.0%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.2%.
3 July 2023 · Schools with Serious Weaknesses Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
730
Capacity
750 (97%)
Free school meals
20.9%
English additional lang.
21.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
Your school compared against 30 similar secondary schools in East Midlands, matched by FSM%, SEN%, and size. Differences reflect school strategy and context, not performance.
Peer percentile + trajectory. DfE range: 5-20% of income.
Peer percentile + agency/supply adjustment. DfE threshold: 80%.
In-year balance + pupil trend + income diversity.
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
48.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.1
Mean salary
£53,864
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
26.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.7%
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25 · 759 pupils
| Year | Total income | Total expenditure | Staff costs | Staff %ⓘTotal staff-related spending as a proportion of income. DfE review threshold: 78% of income. | In-year balanceⓘIncome minus expenditure for the year, as a percentage of income. Negative means spending exceeded income. | ReservesⓘAccumulated surplus funds carried forward. Expressed as a percentage of annual income. | Reserves % | Per-pupil income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | £5.0m | £4.2m | £3.4m | 68.3% | +£832k | £120k | 2.4% | £6,060 |
| 2022/23 | £5.4m | £4.6m | £3.6m | 66.2% | +£850k | £225k | 4.1% | £6,597 |
| 2023/24 | £5.8m | £5.2m | £3.9m | 67.3% | +£689k | £504k | 8.6% | £7,361 |
Teaching staff
£2.9m
56% of spend
Support staff
£733k
14% of spend
Premises
£334k
6% of spend
Other costs
£887k
17% of spend
| Year | Progress 8ⓘMeasures how much progress pupils make between KS2 and KS4, compared to pupils with similar starting points. 0 is average; positive means above average. | Attainment 8ⓘAverage score across 8 GCSE-equivalent subjects. Higher is better. National average is around 46. | Basics 9–4ⓘPercentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs. | Basics 9–5 | EBacc entryⓘPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography. | Disadv. | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | —* | 45.9 | 68.9% | 46.6% | 8.1% | — | 148 |
* Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25. This cohort's KS2 SATs (2018/19) were the last before COVID-19 disruptions, and the DfE determined the baseline was not reliable enough for progress measures. Learn more
| Year | FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally. | Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes. | Mean salary | Turnover | Vacancy rate | Sickness (days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 44.9 | 18.1 | £42,582 | 12.4% | 0.0% | 3.2 |
| 2021/22 | 50.9 | 16.3 | £43,201 | 20.2% | 0.0% | 4.1 |
| 2022/23 | 51.7 | 15.9 | £43,525 | 30.3% | 0.0% | 4.4 |
| 2023/24 | 44.0 | 18.0 | £45,263 | 18.5% | 0.0% | 4.7 |
| 2024/25 | 48.5 | 15.1 | £53,864 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
26.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.3% | 4.4% | +1.0pp | 11.8% | 4.3% | 1.1% | 508 |
| 2014/15 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 13.7% | 4.8% | 1.1% | 518 |
| 2015/16 | 6.3% | 4.5% | +1.8pp | 14.6% | 4.5% | 1.8% | 684 |
| 2016/17 | 6.6% | 4.6% | +2.1pp | 19.9% | 4.5% | 2.1% | 830 |
| 2017/18 | 6.3% | 4.8% | +1.5pp | 18.3% | 4.5% | 1.8% | 818 |
| 2018/19 | 7.3% | 4.6% | +2.7pp | 19.4% | 5.2% | 2.1% | 841 |
| 2020/21 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 10.2% | 3.3% | 0.9% | 845 |
| 2021/22 | 7.5% | 7.1% | +0.3pp | 21.9% | 6.0% | 1.4% | 858 |
| 2022/23 | 8.2% | 6.8% | +1.4pp | 23.1% | 5.5% | 2.6% | 841 |
| 2023/24 | 10.0% | 6.6% | +3.4pp | 26.8% | 6.5% | 3.5% | 815 |
| 2024/25 | 9.3% | 6.2% | +3.0pp | 26.1% | 5.7% | 3.5% | 759 |
3 July 2023 · Schools with Serious Weaknesses Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Dec 2022 | — | Inadequate |